electromotive force
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English
Noun
electromotive force (countable and uncountable, plural electromotive forces)
- (physics) Potential energy (not force) divided by electric charge; measured in volts
Usage notes
Despite the name, electromotive force is related to potential energy rather than force. To avoid confusion, ISO and IEC standards recommend using the terms source voltage or source tension instead.[1][2]
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- electric field
- electric potential
- resistance
- inductance
- electrochemical potential
- magnetomotive force
Translations
potential energy divided by electric charge
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Further reading
electromotive force on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ^ “IEC 60050 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Details for IEV number 131-12-22: "source voltage"”, in www.electropedia.org, 2022 December 19 (last accessed)
- ^ “IEC 80000-6:2022”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), International Organization for Standardization, 2022 December 19 (last accessed)